When the head crosses Yokohama

——The five declines of heaven and man.

What are the five decays of heaven and man?

15.

Recently, the detective agency received an urgent task issued by the government.

"Murder association?"

"Well," Kunikida Doppo put down his handbook, his expression under the lens was extremely serious, "The one who was killed was a young member of Yokohama, who left the meeting for 5 minutes in the middle, and died in the amusement park when he was found again In the Ferris wheel."

It is a strange killing method. The murderer peeled off the victim's whole body of skin and then put it back on the victim's body. Judging from the struggle, the young congressman was still alive during the violence and did not die until the end.

When presenting the materials, Kunikida kept frowning tightly. He was very angry. He really couldn't face this kind of atrocities committed by human beings with an ordinary mentality.

"And within this week, there have been four similar murders in a row."

"Four times!!" Hearing this number, the people in the detective agency became agitated.

"That's right, it's everywhere." Kunikida took a deep breath before continuing: "The victims are all important figures in Yokohama—the deputy commander of the Coastal Guard. Before death, their heads were soaked in corrosive liquid. Melted away; the Secretary of the Director of the Ministry of National Defense's External Security Bureau was injected with high-pressure air by the murderer with an air compressor, and exploded to death; [Suicide Weed] and scratched himself to death because of the excruciating pain."

"So that's how it is." Ranpo squinted his eyes, after Kunikida listed the four murder cases one by one, he immediately realized the prisoner's message, "Is the five decays of heaven and man—"

"The Five Decays of Heaven and Man?" Everyone in the detective agency looked at Ranpo.

"The five declines of heaven and man are the five signs that the highest level of [heaven and man] in the six samsaras will show when their lifespan is about to end-namely [clothes are dirty], [hair is shriveled], [armpit sweating] , [Body Smelly], [Unhappy Benza], the four dead people respectively correspond to four of the phenomena—that is to say, the murderer is issuing a letter of challenge to the Yokohama government.”

"Only four cases occurred, and there is one case that does not correspond to this seat... Does that mean one more person will die?"

"That's right," he raised his hands, and his face turned serious in a rare way. He looked at Fukuzawa Yukichi who had been standing silently by the side, and asked, "President, can our detective agency push this case?" drop?"

"Why?" President Fukuzawa attached great importance to this case, and he also stood by when Kunikida analyzed the case.

"Because my friend gave me a warning before disappearing - if we take this job, the detective agency will be destroyed!" Ranpo looked a little excited.

"Even in the face of the danger of destruction, the detective agency cannot ignore a person whose life is about to be threatened!" President Fukuzawa's words are deafening: "The detective agency finds the criminal and protects the last person in the prophecy from being threatened. This is the goal of our detective agency all along!"

President Fukuzawa will always be like this, even though he is already a middle-aged uncle, he still has a sense of justice, and the armed detective agency under his leadership has never deviated from the original goal-after all, the detective agency exists to protect others ah!

"Okay, whatever you want!" Ranbu frowned very angrily, "If you want to take this job, take it, anyway, I'm going to investigate the truth about the near-destruction of the detective agency—"

Just when Ranpo was about to slam the door to leave angrily, Kunikida rushed out and grabbed him, "Please wait a moment, Mr. Ranpo!"

"Huh?" Ranpo shook off Kunikida's grasping hand, but did not try to forcefully leave. He stared at Kunikida as if saying: "If you don't give me a reason to stop me, Kunikida, Then you are done.

Rubbing his forehead, Kunikida wiped away the cold sweat that didn't exist: "Mr. Ranpo, in fact, besides the homicide and association case directly ordered by the government, the detective agency also has another commission from ordinary citizens to investigate!"

"Well, what commission?" As a result, Ranpo just asked a casual rhetorical question, rejecting Kunikida without even giving him a chance to speak: "I'm not interested."

After finishing speaking, I will leave.

"It's a request for help from the residents near the Yokohama Landmark Building!" Ranpo was about to leave, but the anxious Kunikida Doppo still hesitated for a moment before continuing to say to Mr. Ranpo's back: "The request... and Kuroro related to Luxilu."

Hearing this name, Ranbu finally stopped.

He stood there for 2 minutes, lowered the brim of his hat, and when he turned his head, the anger on his face had disappeared. He just squinted his eyes and said, "Kunikida, tell me the specific situation."

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"It's a help email from a netizen named Naicang to the detective agency. The details are as follows—"

[Dear Detective Agency:

Hello.

I have heard about the name of the Armed Detective Agency for a long time, and I have heard that your detective agency has solved various complicated cases. I also saw the heroic figure of the president of your agency in the news a few days ago. For one thing, as a citizen of Yokohama, please allow me to express my sincere gratitude to the detective agency.

Back to the incident itself, the purpose of my request for help this time is to ask the detective agency to help solve a problem.

I am an ordinary housewife living in Minato Mirai. My family opened a soba noodle shop. Because the shop is not far from the landmark building, the business of the shop is not bad, and I can barely maintain a good life. My husband and I also Very satisfied with my current life.

But recently, a dangerous man appeared near my house.

My husband and I witnessed this man walk into Landmark with fuel cans, dozens of them a day.I also wondered at first, why does Landmark need so much fuel?It wasn't until we saw the man with the fuel tank knocking out the security guards who stopped him that we discovered that the fuel might not be the materials needed for the Landmark Building's daily needs, but someone transported it in privately.

No one stopped the man, my husband and I didn't understand what happened, except for the security guard who was knocked out, the others were silent as if they were controlled.

We were all terrified, wondering if the man with the fuel can was a dangerous psychic, or if he was going to do something that would destroy a landmark, and we couldn't sleep or eat because of it.

The Minato Mirai area has always been a harmonious area. Visitors who come to our shop to eat soba noodles often say that Yokohama is a beautiful place. My husband and I are very worried that there will be terrorist incidents around us. We hesitated and sent it to the detective agency I sent an email asking for help, and I hope your company can investigate that suspicious man.

Attached is a photo of that man, because the distance is too far to take a clear picture, I hope it can be used as a reference for everyone in the detective agency.

Thank you Detective Agency for taking time out of your busy schedule to read our help emails, and look forward to the response from Detective Agency. 】

The signature of the email is a housewife waiting for help: Nakura

As soon as Kunikida opened the email, the literary style immediately reminded him of the Cangwang incident he had experienced. He received a similar email, and an anonymous citizen asked the detective agency to investigate a gloomy haunted house. The beginning of a trap.

"Nakura is not his real name, and the person who asked for help did not leave any contact information." Thinking about it carefully, the beginning was exactly the same as the Cangwang incident. Kunikida frowned and continued: "Although the photos of the suspect in the attachment are relatively It's blurry, but it's recognizable—the person in the photo is Kuroro-kun."

When there is no confirmation of suspicion, Kunikida will not easily label people, and he does have an inexplicable sense of trust in Kuroro - during the period when they met in the bookstore, he and Kuroro got along very happily.

Picking up the photo, Ranpo squinted at Kunikida Doppo, "So you want to ask me to investigate this case?"

"Yes," Kunikida pushed his glasses, "I can't get away from the government's urgent task, but I can't just ignore the matter that involves Kuroro-kun, so please, Mr. Ranpo! "

Kunikida's expression was very sincere, he bowed a ninety-degree bow to Ranpo with his back straight, and asked Mr. Ranpo to accept the commission in this traditional way.

"...It's up to you!"

Ranpo didn't refuse or accept, but when he left the detective agency angrily, he still silently took away the photo that Kunikida printed out.

——Although there is no evidence yet, Ranpo always feels that the Landmark Building is not an easy matter... Moreover, Kuroro should be connected with the Five Decays of Heaven and Man soon.

The president is also true!

He has already said that this case is a trap deliberately set by the [Association of Murder] against the detective agency, but the president still insists on taking it, protecting others... Humph!Everyone in the detective agency is an idiot! !

Thinking about the president's attitude, Luanbu still felt angry—the president didn't listen to his suggestion!So disappointed and angry! !

Just when Ranbu felt that he was about to die of anger, his cell phone rang suddenly.

The cute ringtone made Ranpo wake up a little bit from his anger. He turned on his phone and found that the person who contacted him was actually Dazai.

"Moses Moses—"

"Ah, Mr. Ranpo?" Dazai's cheerful voice jumped out of the microphone, "I just learned about the commission of Landmark Building from Kunikida-kun, if you don't mind Mr. Ranpo, I can investigate with you This case?"

"Well……"

Ranpo originally wanted to ask Dazai why he didn't investigate the five declines of heaven and man, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was no need to speak so clearly, since they all knew it in their hearts anyway.

However, as if he knew about Ranpo's psychological activities at the moment, Dazai immediately replied, "Mr. Ranpo, according to the character of the president, the detective agency will definitely take over this job, so the future fate of the detective agency has been fixed. ——Instead of preventing this from happening, it’s better to find a way to break through in advance, that’s what I think.”

"Hmph! Who wants to know what you think!"

Responding like a temper tantrum, proved that Ranpo was persuaded.

"Come here quickly, Dazai, I don't know the way, and now a detective is going to investigate clues near the Landmark Building."

"Alright Mr. Ranpo, just wait a moment, I'll be right over." On the phone, Dazai returned with a smile.